The National Weather Service says the axis of heaviest snow has shifted farther south in the latest forecast update, reducing expected snowfall totals across parts of the Eastern Shore while concentrating the greatest impacts in far southeastern Virginia and northeast North Carolina.
In its 9:30 a.m. Winter Storm Briefing issued Saturday, forecasters with the National Weather Service in Wakefield reported that updated guidance and real-time observations prompted a downward adjustment in snow totals north of the storm’s track. The latest forecast now shows the highest snowfall amounts confined to far southeastern Virginia and northeast North Carolina, with a sharp cutoff to the north that could result in significant differences in accumulation over relatively short distances.
Despite the downward adjustment, a winter storm is still expected to impact the region beginning today and peaking overnight into Sunday morning. Snowfall amounts of several inches remain possible closer to the coast for lower Northampton County, while totals drop off quickly farther north. Forecasters note that snow amounts could change rapidly over 30 to 50 miles, with some areas seeing minimal accumulation while others receive several inches…